2008

Microsoft, Yahoo! Await Antitrust Scrutiny

Howard Shelanski, a professor at the University of California Berkeley School of Law, says that regardless of whether the Microsoft-Yahoo deal is ultimately approved, the deal's size and complexity means it will likely prompt regulators to extend the initial 30-day review period for an additional six months, in what is known as a second request for information.

"These firms are both major players, and there's certainly some horizontal overlap," says Shelansky.